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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Ilford 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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(j) Tuberculosis. During 1956 there were 126 new notifications of
Pulmonary Tuberculosis and 17 of other forms of Tuberculosis. In
addition 52 pulmonary and 2 non-pulmonary cases were transferred to
the district.
The population of Ilford has not varied greatly during the past five
years and the number of cases added to the register has also shown little change as the following figures show:—
| Year | Population | No. of Persons added to list (all forms) | Deaths (all forms) | No. of Persons on register 3 lst December |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 182,200 | 188 | 21 | 1.442 |
| 1953 | 181,200 | 190 | 28 | 1,428 |
| 1954 | 182,700 | 207 | 27 | 1,453 |
| 1955 | 181,700 | 170 | 20 | 1,451 |
| 1956 | 180,600 | 197 | 21 | 1,480 |
Notifications and Deaths from Tuberculosis of Ilford residents during
1956:—
| Age Periods | New Cases | Deaths | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | |||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| Under 1 year | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| 1-5 years | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5-15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 15-25 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 5 | — | — | - | - |
| 25-45 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| 45-65 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 65-75 | 12 | 1 | — | - | 4 | - | — | - |
| Over 75 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
| Totals | 81 | 45 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Of the foregoing new cases, the following were notified from Institution in the district:—
| Respiratory Tuberculosis | Non-Respiratory Tuberculosis | |
|---|---|---|
| King George Hospital | 7 | |
| Goodmayes Hospital | 5 | — |
| Claybury Hospital | 2 | — |
| Ilford Isolation Hospital | 7 | 1 |
| Dr. Barnardo's Village Homes | — | 2 |
Of the 21 deaths which occurred of Ilford residents, notification had
previously been made of 16 of the cases. In the remaining cases two were
notified after death, one was overlooked and in two the presence of tuberculosis
was discovered as a result of post-mortem.